TAIJI 2 TENT REVIEW 3ful gear - 1st Impressions & IDIOT TEST in WIND!
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2022
- Trev looks at the 3fUL Gear Taiji 2 Tent and gives his first impression review in strong winds on Dartmoor
Trev's having a look at another new lightweight backpacking tent - and for a bit of authenticity he thought he would bring it up to Dartmoor to see how easy it is to put up in the gusty strong winds and Trev's up the process from the very start! Cue the incy wincy spider theme!
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I bought a taiji 2, khaki, the space is bigger than the naturehike tent, the details are better, I believe it is a long-lasting tent
Now we give a pair of accessories + wind rope, just considering that it is more stable in this windy weather, it is worth it according to customer feedback😄😄😄
Do you sill offer these accessories now? Thinking of ordering one ❤️
@@tbrowniscool Yes
This is a necessary additional accessory in strong winds Your packaging is good, I have used it twice in the southern United States.
Soon as the music started i smiled :)
Me too, me too! 😂
I wish I could say the comedy was fabricated... but no.... im an idiot 🤣
@@SummitOrNothing thats what makes it all the more amusing, just genuine drama of pitching in the wind, I lost my sh1t with the Soulo in the wind one time, I had freezing cold hands and the top hat was flapping around in the wind and the plastic clips kept rapping my knuckles and fingers whilst clipping on the last few tent clips to the poles.. the air turned blue and I walked away in a strop and booted my pack in anger lol sadly on a camp I didn’t film it would have made comedy gold
We’ll Trev, once again your tent pitching has brightened up my day! Keep them coming.
I'm here to entertain you, Pops 🤣
It was a joy to watch Trev, loved it . That’s the sort of conditions I experience whilst pitching my tent. 🤣🤣🤣
Always a pleasure to get a new tent review! Bungee on the vestibule thing and the guy line points on the poles were nice touches! And 10/10 for the amount of times/variations the word ‘flap’ was used, excellent! 😁👍🏻
🤣 I do love a good flap!
One of the reasons I subscribed to this channel was because of the incy wincy spider tune and tonight’s video didn’t disappoint,funny as f**k. Great vid Trev,keep em coming.all the best from Wigan 👍
Haha.... great stuff! Glad you enjoyed it lol.
A good TREV is always appreciated!!! You the beat mate
I love these videos, always good for a chuckle 👍🏻
Haha... cheers
Im crying here. U r the best TREV!!! Makes my day
Absolutely brilliant tent - all in one pitch, I've had mine in all sorts of bad weather in snowdonia and never had an issue, weight a little more than some others but worth it 😁
Yea, now it's together and attached properly it's just a case of throwing up and stuffing back. Got some practice in it last week, video on it's way in the next week or two
That’s a great review. Look forward to the first wild camp ⛺️ in it. Especially in winter. Nice one Trev.
Me too.
Hi Trev
I love your tent reviews as they are so real !
And the music.
Atb Graham 😀
Cheers Graham - glad that you like them lol
Great review my friend! That reminded me of how I look setting up a new tent for the first time too. Second run through should smooth out any issues and you’ll have all the intricacies worked out 🥳 love your reviews 🙏🏼
Yeah, I ballsed that up lol. Looking forward to getting out again though and getting it right next time... touch wood lol
😂😂 this was a good laugh! Remind me again how many tents you've put up in your lifetime!!! Good show!
Mate 100 out of 100 for patience and another 100 out of 100 for perseverance. That company should be pretty impressed with your efforts for a first time pitch in such crappy weather conditions that you bought it all to a successful conclusion and a nice final review proving that, that tent can withstand the elements. They should provide a lot more pegs to allow those guys to be well anchored, thus fully storm-proofing their product. No amount of advertising could fully endorse what you've proven by practical application in crappy weather conditions. Great education video mate. 👍👍👍👍
Cheers Col. I got there in the end lol. Decent tent actually, goes up much better once it's already been put together too.
He put it up wrong. The ground sheet clips to the main tent, which is then pegged down. There are enough pegs for all the guy lines
since i have put mine together i have not ever taken it apart packed it all and fold it all up as one , and just peg out tent on reuse ground sheet already attached ,i can not say how great i find this tent ,Trev painful to watch but so funny keep them coming i love them
Yea - I was thinking the same thing - now its together - thats it - drag it out, throw it up and shove it in! Cant wait!
best kite review I've seen in a while Trev
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I bought this for long distance walks & camping with my wife. Love it and the fact it pitches all on one was a deal breaker, with Scottish summers the way they can be. The odd Dartmoor camp next visit to the outlaws too
Awesome - I really look forward to testing this out in some adverse weather over the winter months!
We’re at the point now that when my kids hear the itsy-bitsy spider music the run into the front room to see what Trev’s up to now! 😂
That's brilliant! But also very often the swear bit 😂
Brilliant review Trev ,that was very trying putting it mildly 😂 FairPlay nailed it 👍
😂😂😂 Cheers Paul! Glad that you enjoyed it!
love the dork music when you put a tent up 😂. A throw back to the infamous One Tigris tent video in the garden and a spanking with a trekking pole
Fun review as always 🙂
Thanks Marco!
A proper Trev -style review that, I was willing you to see the solitary peg behind you at the end.🙂 Looks to be an actual two-person tent that's worth a look.
I know. I didnt even notice that peg during the edit, Roger. Long gone now I should think. Oh well, I have plenty of spares. Cheers for watching.
For anybody who enjoys watching Trev "Trev things up". Go find the Summit Or Nothing video titled: "How NOT to put up the One Tigris Tangram Double UL". If you don't laugh, you have no soul.
Trev, I love how you're sat there saying "it's not right", but for some reason you don't listen to yourself and instead just carry on. This is EXACTLY how 99% of us operate, and it's so nice to see someone leave it all out there instead of cutting it out and getting that "perfect pitch" so they look like an expert. This is why so many relate to your channel. Thanks for the peek at the tent too 😊
Yea - I'm a proper dickhead, I know lol
Oh no Trev
That poor peg that got left behind! ☹️☹️
Great tent with loads of space 😎👍
I hadnt even noticed that whilst editing - what a bloody idiot!
You still make me laugh when put tents up and left a peg 😂
I hadnt even noticed that! What a nob head lol
Chose a good day for it Trev 😂
Nice tent. I've seen many a review on this one.
Yea - I did quite like the tent - got a bit blustery up there though!! Cheers for watching!
Looks a cool tent, reminds me a lot of a cloud peak 2 without a top hat..👍
It is a bit, yea!
you will love it have one and will never get rid ,me and wife love ours 5 mins put up take down good in wind and rain
Yea - it does seem really taught - even without the additional lines, and I just threw it away in seconds racing to beat an incoming rain cloud. Looking forward to using it soon
@@SummitOrNothing looking forwards to the to the youtube as always they are fun and informative most times leaving in the clumsy bits is brill
This illustrates the value of learning to pitch an unfamiliar tent before using it for real.
It certainly does.
@@SummitOrNothing I learn most lessons the hard way. Bought a Hexpeak and took it out of its bag for the first time in failing light in a wet hoolie on the side of a mountain in the Mournes. Educational.
May favourite tent. Still too short for me 😂 made me laugh watching that set up. Once the footprint is on I leave it attached permanently. Works much better. Nice to see you out on the moor again 👍
Yea I was thinking the same thing
This tent seemed good to sling up in one. Looking forward to getting out in it proper!
@Novicewildcamper how tall are you Mike ? Don't think I've ever heard you mention your height in any of your vids ? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@Mickoutdoors 😂 7' 15"
@@NoviceWildCamper 🤣🤣🤣
@@NoviceWildCamper have you managed to find a tent you can lay flat in yet? I do know one but its so pricey import tax and all that from the USA. its the Big Agnes copper spur XL. I can fit in the one man normal length great, i go the two man in standard length too but its a fair bit shorter than the one man with the walls being not as steep! and I can only just fit. The XL version looks brilliant for someone 6.4 like me
The way you attached the footprint to the rest of the tent 😂😂😂 along with the incey wincey theme tune. Excellent. I ordered a Lanshan 2 from aliEx but it didn’t show.
Yep... Trevv'd it right up! Sorry to hear the lanshan hasn't showed. Have you managed to contact them?
I have this tent and I LOVE it. I did cringe when I saw you putting it up wrong though because it is such a simple tent to fit up!! Ive had mine in heavy rain and it's been fantastic. Loads of storage because of the double porch areas and lots of head room sitting upright
All seam taped? Any issues with leaks?
You get a thumbs up for the hilarity of watching the tent setup.
Cheers Kevin. I like to make things look as difficult as possible 🤣
Trev this is up there with the tent review in your garden with your walking poles but kept falling over. To the point you start a Basil Fawlty like attack on it.
But great video as ever mate. We would all be in the same boat but with worse outcomes.
Haha... yes, I know how to make a unique tent review. Amazed these companies still send me stuff lol
Just ordered this tent for my winter bashing . Hope it goes up easier than I just watched lol
Well now you know how not to do it lol
Do you have the weight of the poles?
😂😂 if I was a tent manufacturer would I want you doing a tent review well if trev can do it any one can 😂👍keep up the good work mate
Haha! Thats one way of looking at it lol
This was funny to watch..in wind peg it on one side to begin with the up wind side In the wind I use longer pegs than what came with the tent.. Second when you get all the poles in, I used a small zip tie at the top to hold all three poles at the apex together..I also brought additional pegs for the guy lines (I replaced the guy lines with much better ones).
Most fav and frustrating bits. That label flapping at back of your kex and not attaching footprint hooks to eyelets 😆 classic insy wincy 👍👍🥳 big gasp when tent nearly glided off the hill 😳🤣
Yea, I was annoyed watching that label flapping about too. Was from my trousers though. Good catch of the tent though eh 🤣🤣
@@SummitOrNothing good? It was a tremendous catch of the tent, Olympic standard in my book 👀🥳🤣
Once you've read the instructions Trev, you'll love it! 😜🤣🤣🤣
🤣🤣 it does look like a great tent, Gaz. Can wait to proper test it.
PS. Those extra guylines and extra rings are to add more guylines to it to make it stronger. Check out my mods on it Trev 👍
loved the way you "aired" the tent (condensation already?) setting it up trev :D
I thought it was best lol
Watching you put the tent up cheered me up.
The tent looks good but the vestibule looks a bit small
Yea, the vestibule wasn't too bad to be fair, plus there's 2 of them. The footage I thought I'd collected of the vestibule hadn't recorded, but I'm out in it very soon. Will see how it is to cook in then. Watch this space.
Trev mate, how the bloody hell do you get through the day ... haha
So entertaining...
I ask myself that all the time lol
@@SummitOrNothing Hehe, at least youre honest about it mate. Looking forward to the next upload.
Hey Trev, wondering if you know of any good camp spots at oakhampton? (via train) thinking of doin train from Paignton to there with my hot tent. But never been to oakhampton. Been looking at Google earth for ideas. Will you be trying that yourself fella?
ps great boat vid in Brixham the other day.
Hi Micky. There are plenty of great spots up near Okehampton. Once you go up past the Camp you hit the high north moor. From here the world (or moor) is your oyster.
Nice review. Famous last words at the beggining. Read all instructions first ;-)
It is good to see another review of the Taiji (the Chinese pronunciation would be more like Tai chi). And 3FUL have some other nice free standing and semi-freestanding in the range too. One nice things is that they also do a brown colored tent, which is great for woodland stealth.
Yes, it's as if I knew what was coming with that knowing look lol. I look forward to trying it out on the moor shortly. And hopefully will get to try some more 3ful tents in future... if anyone will have me lol
This was soo funny 😆 .
But luckily you first read the instructions! 😁
I honestly wonder whether anybody ever does...
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Hi Trev, great vid. Off topic question, with your homemade boil in bag meals, do you use Mylar bags? And how do you seal them? Amazon sell sealing tool, just wondering if you use something else? Hair tongs??
Also, recently watched the wives hike😂. Ever thought of doing a hike & camp with Mrs Trev? Who would be in charge? 😊😊
My friend who suggested them to me used an iron. But to be honest I've only ever done them hand tight then wrapped them in a bag to carry them.
I have this Tent and love it, Trev I gotta be honest that was like watching a train wreck I watched through my fingers 😅 🤣🤣 but it was enjoyable all the same mate 👍👍👍
Yea, I think I just assumed it was a similar set up to the likes of the naturehike tents. Looking forward to round too though!
Those instructions that blew away…did you read them?
Nice to see you doing a new tent review,Trev,you sure it’s not a kite review?🤣😉
Hope your well.
All the best.👍🏾🏕😉
one quick mod i do is take the tie the gave you and do a bow over the top of the poles as it has been known for the botom one to pop out
Ah yes, that sound like a good idea, cheers Tom!
Not the best of weather conditions to be putting up a new tent unfamiliar to yer.
Least yer didn't do a Basil Faulty impression and start whipping it this time 😂😂
Reminds me of a cheaper version of the hilleberg rogen a bit.
Will look forward to seeing you testing it out later on.
To be fair - it wasnt all that windy until i got up there. The weather turned, and I just managed to get down before it absolutely lashed down too. Looking forward to getting out in it soon! Cheers!
The trick is to tighten the tent using the corner adjusters, before you peg the corners.. and as we saw... the footprint clips onto the corners.... no pegs needed.. lol 😂
I know, I know lol
I can’t decide if I am happy or unhappy that you kept your cool and didn’t lose the plot with it🤷♂️🤔🤣
I did have to bite my lip fair lol
Have you camped before ? Lol 🤣
You wouldn't have thought so, would you?
Patience level……. Jedi!
😂😂😂
Looked like a decent tent.. could I tempted away from my old Vaude Taurus II ?
I'll get out in it soon enough for some weather tests. Watch this space i guess
Who was in a hurry and just wanted
to get out?😆👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
😂😂
😂 Thanks for the heads up. Never will I purchase that tent, let alone anything from that brand. Haven't laughed that hard in a while... Thanks.
Think it was more my mistakes than the tent. It's actually a bloody good tent. I just assumed I was putting it up much the same as my Naturehike tents. Had it out the other week in gale force winds and torrential rain (ua-cam.com/video/zUk8kRld9D4/v-deo.html) threw it up all in one piece in minutes, and it came down and packed up even quicker. Decent tent, nice and toasty and so roomy. I'm happy with it.
Trev the footprint clips to the outer skin its not pegged out independently it clips to the same pegs as the outer
I know that now 🤣🤦♂️
Lol company are shaking their head.
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You might as well have left the instructions blow away Trev!
I did 🤣🤦♂️
1st non patreon 👌😎😎😎
LOL what a wolly. I have one mate I think its ace
Yea, a decent tent. Next time I shall put it up properly 🤣
LOL you are making me laugh now
😂😂😂 brill
You proper "Trev'd that right up!" - you should trade mark that saying mate!
IMO, this is a rip off of the Cloud Peak 2, apart from the centre pole not going fully to the ground - that centre cross pole's like the one on the exoskeleton of the Cloud Up too!
If you check out Messner's vid on this tent, I think he crack the pole configuration - ua-cam.com/video/NndR2Qe4nhU/v-deo.html
Looking forward to Nath finishing the canoe.
All the best to both of you, Annuschka and Rich. x
Hope you picked up the peg you left in the ground mate 😂
I didnt even notice. Was rushing to beat a massive raincloud heading straight at me 😆
Hey Trev have a look at Daley Outdoors latest video called "Real Outdoor UA-cam video's". Just watched it 😅 only a few minutes long thought you might like it 😅
I think all these tents are made in the same factory, they're almost identical to one another
Probably are lol
In true man mode, read that instructions should be read fully and immediately put them out of the way.😎🤣
Well... they kept blowing away - safest place was in my pocket 😂😖
Fucking funny. I was waiting for the C word... slightly disappointed at its omission to be fair. I just paid for a cloud up 2. £110 on sale.
Yea... I bit my tongue lol.
I have this tent, it's suberb. And mine goes up a lot easier than yours does Trev.. 😂😂😂
I'll get ot next time, surely lol
I was waiting for the golf swing trev.....disappointed 🤣🤣
Yea, I managed to stay cool this time.... just!
****** LINK NOT WORKING TREV ******
Oh, that's strange. It appears to be working from this end, OK.
@@SummitOrNothing Just tried it again, working now! gremlins at work! x
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That was painful to watch 🤣🤣🤣🤪🤪
It was painful to edit. And to be honest I actually edited this to not make me look quite so stupid lol
The worst kitesurfing video I ever saw!!! 🤣😂 Every time the "sail" tried to fly away properly, you tied it to the ground ... again and again and again ...!!! 🤣😂
Watched your videos for years and you never cease to make me laugh. Like watching a piss head review Scrumpy Jack haha. Looks a good 3.5 season tent if set up right lol.
Haha... I think I know what you mean lol. Looking forward to getting it out very soon. Watch this space!